2013 has been a banner year for creative parents putting their cameras to work. From silly to seriously tearjerking, the best of everything pregnancy, baby and parenthood has been captured on video and shared around the world.

Join us as we revisit five of the year’s most memorable viral videos, starting with unbelievable footage of one baby moving inside its mother’s belly. Over 5,000 of our readers shared our post after being amazed by just how much movement was captured on camera:

What happens when a 16-month-old sweetheart is left alone in the pool? Believe it or not, if she’s been trained in ISR (infant swimming resource) she’ll be just fine!

One of our readers wrote in her review, “The stroller part was hilarious, and completely true for me! Crying here, too…both kids are in school full-time starting tomorrow…hard to believe! I am CELEBRATING the fact that I have no more daycare bills, though! It’s all part of the journey! Thanks, Babycenter!”

Ward Miles’ first year of life began earlier than expected. His father, Benjamin Scot, captured their family’s emotional journey for an entire year to create the video seen here, which has been viewed by more the 22 million worldwide!

While most Christmas cards are sweet and sentimental, one family’s jammies jam proved to be a mega-hit this year. Watch as two talented parents make the annual roundup of what happened in the last 365 something to really celebrate:

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Note: This is a fun post spoofing a popular series on one of my favorite technology blogs. The boy scouts have a motto “always be prepared.” My son doesn’t know that because he is 3. But he does like to be prepared in case an adventure (or a 30-minute ride to his grandparents house) presents… Read more »